joy

/dʤɔi/

Thân thiện

A child's face lights up with pure joy as she hugs her puppy.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A feeling of great pleasure and happiness: "Joy" refers to the intense, positive emotion of delight, gladness, or elation.
   • A source or cause of such happiness: "Joy" can also refer to a person, thing, or event that brings about this feeling of great happiness.

2. Verb:

   • To feel great pleasure or happiness: To experience the emotion of joy.
   • (Archaic/Literary) To make someone glad or happy: To cause someone to feel joy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The birth of their child brought them immense joy. (The feeling of great happiness.)
  • Her laughter is a constant joy to her grandparents. (A source of happiness.)
• Verb:
  • They joyed in their success. (They felt great happiness.)
  • (Archaic) The news of his safe return joyed the entire village. (Made the village happy.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be a joy to behold": To be something that gives great pleasure to see or experience.
  • The garden in full bloom is a joy to behold.
• "To wish someone joy": (Formal/Archaic) To congratulate someone, especially on a marriage.
  • I wished them joy in their new life together.

Variants and Related Words

• Joyful (adj): Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
  • A joyful celebration.
• Joyous (adj): (Similar to joyful, often used for events or atmospheres) Full of happiness and joy.
  • A joyous occasion.
• Joyless (adj): Without happiness or joy; gloomy.
  • A joyless existence.

Synonyms

• Noun: Delight, elation, glee, bliss, euphoria, jubilation.
• Verb: Rejoice, delight, exult, glory.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Burst with joy": To be so happy one can hardly contain it.
  • She was bursting with joy when she received the acceptance letter.
• "Jump for joy": To leap into the air because one is so happy.
  • He jumped for joy when he won the prize.
• "Pride and joy": A person or thing that someone is very proud of and that brings them great happiness.
  • His vintage car is his pride and joy.
• "Full of the joys of spring": (Idiomatic) To be very cheerful and energetic.
  • You're full of the joys of spring this morning!

Học thuật

Noun

1. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
   • a joy to behold
   • the pleasure of his company
   • the new car is a delight
2. the emotion of great happiness

Verb

1. make glad or happy
2. feel happiness or joy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• delight
• pleasure
• joyousness
• joyfulness
• gladden
• rejoice